It was easy to pick Ajantha Mendis says Dean Elgar – Cricket News Update
With a tough series against South Africa beckoning, the performance of Sri Lankan spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dean-Elgar-c1351, who claimed that it was easy
to pick the 26-year-old.
“You can pick it from the way it comes out of his hand: he flicks his fingers, which is different from when he bowls his offspinner or his googly. He started with a lot of carrom balls. When he was under pressure, he went back to his normal ball," said Elgar.
Elgar remained the highest scorer for the Proteas in a drawn affair and was at ease playing Mendis, who made a return to the Test squad after missing the previous two series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The spinner took two wickets in the three-day game and despite taking the important breakthrough of Elgar; his 31 overs went for 142.
The retirement of spin wizard, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864 has certainly marked a dramatic fall in the fortunes of Sri Lankan cricket, where they have failed to beat an opposition in the Test arena for over 12 months.
Touted as Murali’s natural replacement, Mendis form dipped dramatically post his retirement and he was excluded from the longer version of the game. His trickery still offers plenty in the shorter versions, where batsmen have little time to adjust.
With tracks in South Africa aiding the seamers, it remains to be seen whether he gets a reckoning for the opening Test match, especially with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/HMRKB-Herath-c1559, the left-arm spinner bowling well.
Elgar also stated with the amount of video footage at the national team’s disposal, they will be able to cope with the variations of the Lankan spinner, who impressed early in his Test career.
"There's a lot of footage of him now and you can have a look at that. It took a few different variations that he bowled to us and then after that it was pretty easy to pick him. I spent a bit of time at the crease so it became easier for me to pick him,"
added Elgar about Mendis.
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